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Nov. 20, 2009
  • Can't wait for my import to arrive.
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  • Oh. My. Goodness.  Absolutely amazing. Got the game today, can't wait to play it.
    7 hours, 43 minutes ago
  •    Gravity Crash Looks Like This, Except You Can Make Your Own Levels. Hurrah! Sony's making a welcome return to the ol' "Play Create Share" genre with the Just Add Water developed dual-stick shooter this Tuesday. There'll be a demo too, apparently.  If you don't know, Gravity Crash is basically Geometry Wars with a "Create your own level section" built in. It'll cost $9.99/£6.29.  Anyone excited for it? Who's going ...
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  • Gravity Crash Launches Globally Tuesday 24th November On PSN, Mark Your Calendar http://bit.ly/7P9P9e #playstation #ps3
    7 hours, 51 minutes ago via Twitter
  • Resident Evil 5: Lost In Nightmares Trailer Gets Us Excited For Resident Evil Once Again http://bit.ly/7bk7q7 #playstation #ps3
    7 hours, 59 minutes ago via Twitter
  • God Of War Collection Causing Some Freezing Problems Amongst Players http://bit.ly/8MfR9B #playstation #ps3
    8 hours, 7 minutes ago via Twitter
  • get2sammyb replied to the topic EDGE gives Bayonetta a 10/10 in the Bayonetta board.
    @Linkyshinks: It should be like, Gardeners World or something. ;)
    8 hours, 17 minutes ago
  • RE: The word "visceral" springs to mind but that's a banned word these days. :P http://disq.us/44lb6
    8 hours, 18 minutes ago via Twitter
  • get2sammyb replied to the topic EDGE gives Bayonetta a 10/10 in the Bayonetta board.
    While I don't want to stem anything away from the review score or the quality of Bayonetta (which I'm very excited for) I just want to voice my belief that EDGE is without a doubt the worst video games publication available. They've etched out a readership from people believing reading EDGE makes them "elevated" gamers.  EDGE is the very definition of elitism, and is the source of any pretense in video ...
    9 hours, 53 minutes ago
  • Quick Impressions: European Playstation Video Delivery Service http://bit.ly/5KSMMD #playstation #ps3
    9 hours, 58 minutes ago via Twitter
  • get2sammyb replied to the topic This Game is Utterly Stupid in the Assassin's Creed II board.
    I totally disagree. I feel like they actually gave Ezio a sense of importance. Like you care what happens to him, and you, feel something for him - whether you hate or like him as a character.  That makes the game better than the original.
    10 hours, 2 minutes ago
  • Playstation Network To Rake In $500million For Sony This Year, Up 300% Over Last Year http://bit.ly/8hTir4 #playstation #ps3
    10 hours, 27 minutes ago via Twitter
  • Brand Playstation Continues To Dominate In Japan http://bit.ly/48KKm6 #playstation #ps3
    10 hours, 32 minutes ago via Twitter
  • Assassin's Creed II is long. Not a bad thing by the way.
    10 hours, 56 minutes ago via Twitter
  • Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Continues To Look Outrageously Amazing http://bit.ly/3Nqa36 #playstation #ps3
    14 hours, 9 minutes ago via Twitter
  • Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time Is The Best Selling Game In The Franchise http://bit.ly/1u9ePe #playstation #ps3
    14 hours, 14 minutes ago via Twitter
  • The Playstation 2 Finally Launches In, Erm, Brazil http://bit.ly/zC3Ta #playstation #ps3
    14 hours, 14 minutes ago via Twitter
  • Having concentration issues.
    14 hours, 34 minutes ago via Twitter
  • Hirai “Confident” Sony Will Shift 13million PS3s This Year http://bit.ly/JrWvj #playstation #ps3
    14 hours, 55 minutes ago via Twitter
Added by get2sammyb on Oct. 10, 2009

I brought him inside and fed him cookies!
 



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Added by get2sammyb on Sept. 25, 2009

Talk about a pleasant surprise. Well apart from that last boss, he was pretty shitty. But yeah, hello y'all. I beat Mini Ninjas yesterday and it's pretty darn lovely.
 
Mini Ninjas is essentially one of those strange type of games that nobody seems to care about at all. Perhaps it's because it's new IP, or cute and cuddly or just had bad marketing. I don't really know. I can say it bopped me on the head Itchy & Scratchy style though.
 
There's nothing particularly all that endearing about Mini Ninjas' gameplay. It falls under a number of cliches to be perfectly honest. There's basic platforming, basic combat, basic exploration. It doesn't really do anything badly, that's the type of game it is. Solid. But there are some lovely ideas that elevate it above that. Take protagonist Hiro's hat for instance -- it's not just a hat; it's a boat too. It's also a tobaggon. Simple, but charming, and Mini Ninjas is packed with stuff like that. It also does the thing that all kids entertainment should - be juvenile and simple on the surface, yet have many layers. Mini Ninjas is a bit like that.
 
But what most brings it to life are the graphics. They're beautiful. There are some surprisingly rough textures here and there, and the environments look a little flat, but get above that and what you have are some lovely environments. Most refreshingly, the game is extremely varied too, so while you might have only seen the lush plains from the demo, there's actually a lot more to Mini Ninja's design including a snow-top mountain and some film-noir elements.
 
In fact, despite being such an overlooked title, when trying to think up bad things about Mini Ninjas I can only rest on the dodgy QTE boss battles which are painfully simple.
 
It all goes to show really; you can release new IP, make a kiddy looking game and have it completely overlooked -- but it doesn't make it bad. Because honestly Mini Ninjas is rather good and certainly deserving of a trickle more attention.
Related to: Mini Ninjas


Added by get2sammyb on May 12, 2009

Sorry about the crappy webcam. I've never had a good camera. You get the idea though...






Please, I'd appreciate no questions on the game. I'm scared of breaking embargo. Thought this was worth showing you guys though. There's a missive pullout inside with an Abraham Lincoln quote and a render of the city scape too.
Related to: inFAMOUS


Added by get2sammyb on May 4, 2009

Growing up through high-school, one thing always managed to piss me off.

"Hello. I'm a teenager. Popular culture told me drinking was 'cool' so let's all go and get drunk. We don't really enjoy alcohol, we don't really know why we're bothering, but we're doing it because we're cool."

Let's be clear here - no one adheres to drinking 'rules'. That's cool. I haven't a problem with 16 year olds drinking - going by my own experience I was mature enough to drink then. If I wanted to.

I simply can't stand this culture that we should drink because we have to. Myself and a majority of my peers are closing in on 21 now, we've been legal drinkers for 3 years, and still they (read: not I) "get pissed" because they have to. We as a society of young adults must spend our childhood getting pissed because that's what our friends do. A lovely vicious circle unnoticed by those within it.

I never did. Great, let's all be a statistic because it's what we're supposed to do. It's what my friend does, it's what I have to do. I have to get pissed for the "lolz". It's so funny. I'm so cool.

Let's go get pissed. There's nothing social about it. There's nothing cool about it. Still -- our peers are watching us. We gotta adhere to the "rules".

Let's go get pissed.


Get2sammyb's Reviews
PixelJunk Eden On Playstation 3 Store Micro-Review (PSN)
I love it. I was totally sceptical about it after playing the demo the other day but it’s all just clicked into place now. I totally get it and I love it. The music is out of this world awesome with hard hitting beats, Brian Eno-esque ambient squelches and even ...
Reviewed by get2sammyb on July 31, 2008


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Bayonetta, bitch take me to hell and have your wicked way with me!